Aethelflaed's forgotten history
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I can explain why Aetheflaed's story has often been forgotten and how in recent years historians have tried to retell it.
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Despite fighting the Vikings and uniting the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Aetheflaed's story has often been forgotten.
One possible reason for this is because her brother Edward wanted to make sure that Mercia stayed loyal to him.
Edward wanted Mercia to submit to him, and not stay loyal to his sister's memory.
It is likely that Edward made sure that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle mentioned a lot about him instead of Aethelflaed.
Michael Wood is one historian who has tried to tell Aethelflaed's story because it is the story of England's beginning.
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